The Center for Constitutional Rights is a non-profit legal
and educational organization dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights
guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights. The Ella Baker Summer Internship Program was created to train the next generation of social justice lawyers. Through the
program, interns gain practical litigation experience and sharpen their
theoretical understanding of the relationship between social change, organizing
and lawyering.
Students
in the Ella Baker program are hosted at four sites. In 2013, students will be
placed at one of the following sites: New York, New York; New Orleans,
Louisiana; Miami, Florida; and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The internship will begin
on June 1, 2013 and end on August 11, 2013. For more details about the
program requirements and different project sites, please read the Program
Announcement at www.ccrjustice.org/socialjusticeinstitute.
1Ls
and 2Ls can apply by completing the online application at www.ccrjustice.org/socialjusticeinstitute.
2L applicants
must upload their applications by November 11, 2012, while 1L
applicants must upload their applications by December 15, 2012.
